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This guide provides step-by-step procedural instructions for completing and submitting a Course Modification Proposal in Kuali. It focuses on navigating the form, including what to select or enter in each field.
The guide is organized by proposal section (panel), so you can jump directly to a section when you need help.
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This guide does not provide guidance on course content or academic decisions. Consult your department and applicable curriculum committees for questions about developing the course itself.
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Familiarize yourself with URI’s curricular process before beginning your proposal. This will help you understand the steps involved in the curricular process and accurately estimate how long your proposal may take to reach approval.
How the Curriculum Process Works
You will need access to Kuali Curriculum Management (Kuali CM) to propose any curricular item.
If you are unsure which type applies to your proposal, review the examples below.
| If you want to… | Use… |
|---|---|
| Change the requirements of a major or degree program | Program modification proposal |
| Change the requirements to a major or degree program, and it’s specializations (options, tracks, sub-plans). | Program modification proposal and specialization modification proposal (one for each existing specialization that you want to change) |
| Change only the requirements of one specialization of a major or degree program | Specialization modification proposal |
| Create an Accelerated Online Version of an existing program | New program proposal |
| Change the title of a program while teaching-out the original name. | New program proposal - to create new title |
| Program modification proposal - to suspend admission to old title | |
| Create a new program with specializations | New program proposal and new specialization(s) proposal(s) |
| Create a 4+1 Pathway | New specialization proposal, inherited to the Bachelors degree. |
| Create an ABM program | New specialization proposal, inherited to the Masters degree. |
On the Programs page, use the search bar at the top to find the course you would like to modify. You can search by:
Once you locate the program, select it to open the current version
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With the current program open, select Propose Changes in the upper-right corner of the window.
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A window will appear prompting you to select Create a new version or Create a new revision. Always select Create a new version.
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The following sections of this walkthrough are grouped by section of the proposal form.
Select the applicable changes in the checkboxes/radio buttons.
Complete the following fields with your contact information.
Proposer Name Your name is automatically populated based on your Kuali account.
Proposer Title Enter your university role.
Proposer Email Enter your URI email address. This is the email reviewers will use if they have questions about your proposal.
Additional Proposer(s) Use this section to identify additional individuals who can speak to the proposed program.
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Individuals listed here will not receive Kuali notifications or have access to edit the proposal. Their inclusion simply provides transparency to the reviewing committees about who else is involved in or can speak to the proposal.
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